2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,475 136 4.6 3.7- 5.7 3,339 95.4 94.3-96.3
Piedmont NC 1,784 70 4.6 3.5- 6.0 1,714 95.4 94.0-96.5
GENDER
Male 843 55 7.6 5.6-10.2 788 92.4 89.8-94.4
Female 941 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,127 32 3.1 2.1- 4.8 1,095 96.9 95.2-97.9
Non-Hispanic Black 338 24 9.2 5.9-13.9 314 90.8 86.1-94.1
Other 284 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 389 24 5.8 3.6- 9.2 365 94.2 90.8-96.4
35-44 295 17 7.3 4.2-12.2 278 92.7 87.8-95.8
45-54 305 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 331 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 266 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 159 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 372 22 7.0 4.4-11.0 350 93.0 89.0-95.6
Some Post-H.S. 477 18 4.0 2.3- 6.8 459 96.0 93.2-97.7
College Graduate 806 21 2.2 1.4- 3.5 785 97.8 96.5-98.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 512 25 5.6 3.5- 8.8 487 94.4 91.2-96.5
No 1,256 45 4.2 2.9- 5.8 1,211 95.8 94.2-97.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 165 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,614 59 4.1 3.0- 5.5 1,555 95.9 94.5-97.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,084 46 4.9 3.5- 6.9 1,038 95.1 93.1-96.5
Unemployed 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 414 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 156 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 199 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 652 18 3.3 1.9- 5.6 634 96.7 94.4-98.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 421 17 5.6 3.2- 9.6 404 94.4 90.4-96.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 976 30 3.4 2.2- 5.1 946 96.6 94.9-97.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 421 17 5.6 3.2- 9.6 404 94.4 90.4-96.8
HOUSING
Own 1,164 30 3.1 2.1- 4.7 1,134 96.9 95.3-97.9
Rent 463 31 8.1 5.2-12.4 432 91.9 87.6-94.8
Other arrangement 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,014 40 4.4 3.1- 6.3 974 95.6 93.7-96.9
Regional City or Suburban County 447 16 4.6 2.5- 8.2 431 95.4 91.8-97.5
Rural 323 14 4.9 2.7- 8.7 309 95.1 91.3-97.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 709 27 4.3 2.7- 6.7 682 95.7 93.3-97.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 992 38 4.6 3.1- 6.7 954 95.4 93.3-96.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 604 23 4.6 2.9- 7.3 581 95.4 92.7-97.1
2nd Quartile 680 24 4.2 2.6- 6.7 656 95.8 93.3-97.4
3rd Quartile 449 19 4.2 2.4- 7.2 430 95.8 92.8-97.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2022 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2022 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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